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English 1 sense of the expression red shift:
NOUNphenomenonred shift, redshift(astronomy) a shift in the spectra of very distant galaxies toward longer wavelengths (toward the red end of the spectrum)
Englishred shift: 1 sense noun 1, phenomenon
Meaning(astronomy) a shift in the spectra of very distant galaxies toward longer wavelengths (toward the red end of the spectrum); generally interpreted as evidence that the universe is expanding.
Synonymredshift
Categoryastronomy, uranologyThe branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
BroaderpropagationThe movement of a wave through a medium
Spanishcorrimiento al rojo
Catalandesplaçament cap al roig

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